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Lexicon :: Strong's G2902 - krateō

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κρατέω
Transliteration
krateō (Key)
Pronunciation
krat-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
47x in 25 unique form(s)
TR
47x in 25 unique form(s)
LXX
85x in 20 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:910,466

Strong’s Definitions

κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G2902 in the following manner: hold (12x), take (9x), lay hold on (8x), hold fast (5x), take by (4x), lay hold upon (2x), lay hand on (2x), miscellaneous (5x).
  1. to have power, be powerful

    1. to be chief, be master of, to rule

  2. to get possession of

    1. to become master of, to obtain

    2. to take hold of

    3. to take hold of, take, seize

      1. to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power

  3. to hold

    1. to hold in the hand

    2. to hold fast, i.e. not discard or let go

      1. to keep carefully and faithfully

    3. to continue to hold, to retain

      1. of death continuing to hold one

      2. to hold in check, restrain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κρατέω kratéō, krat-eh'-o; from G2904; to use strength, i.e. seize or retain (literally or figuratively):—hold (by, fast), keep, lay hand (hold) on, obtain, retain, take (by).
STRONGS G2902:
κρατέω; imperfect 2 person plural ἐκρατειτε, Mark 14:49 Tr marginal reading WH marginal reading; future κρατήσω; 1 aorist ἐκράτησα; perfect infinitive κεκρατηκέναι; passive, present κρατοῦμαι; imperfect ἐκρατουμην; perfect 3 person plural κεκράτηνται; (κράτος (which see)); the Sept. chiefly for חָזַק, also for אָחַז (to seize), etc.; from Homer down;
1. to have power, be powerful; to be chief, be master of, to rule: absolutely for מָלַך, Esther 1:1; 1 Esdr. 4:38; κρατῶν, Wis. 14:19; οἱ κρατοῦντες, 2 Macc. 4:50; τίνος, to be ruler of one, Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 17:2 (for מָשַׁל); Wis. 3:8; never so in the N. T.
2. to get possession of; i. e.
a. to become master of, to obtain: τῆς προθέσεως, Acts 27:13 ((Diodorus Siculus 16, 20; others) cf. Buttmann, 161 (140); on the tense, Winers Grammar, 334 (313)).
b. to take bold of: τῆς χειρός τίνος (cf. Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, as above), Matthew 9:25; Mark 1:31; Mark 5:41; Mark 9:27 L T Tr WH; Luke 8:54; τινα τῆς χειρός, to take one by the hand, Mark 9:27 R G, cf. Matthiae, § 331; τινα, to hold one fast in order not to be sent away, Acts 3:11, cf. Meyer at the passage; τούς πόδας τίνος, to embrace one's knees, Matthew 28:9; tropically, τόν λόγον, to lay hold of mentally (cf. our 'catch at'; but others refer this example to 3 b. below), Mark 9:10 (join πρός ἑαυτούς with συζητοῦντες).
c. to lay hold of, take, seize: τινα, to lay hands on one in order to get him into one's power, Matthew 14:3; Matthew 18:28; Matthew 21:46; Matthew 22:6; Matthew 26:4, 48, 50, 55, 57; Mark 3:21; Mark 6:17; Mark 12:12; Mark 14:1, 44, 46, 49, 51; Acts 24:6; Revelation 20:2; (2 Samuel 6:6; Psalm 136:9 (Ps. 137:9)); τί, Matthew 12:11.
3. to hold; i. e.
a. to hold in the hand: τί ἐν τῇ δεξιά, Revelation 2:1 (τῇ ἀριστερά τόν ἄρτον, Plutarch, mor., p. 99 d.).
b. to hold fast, i. e. tropically, not to discard or let go; to keep carefully and faithfully: ἔχετε, ἔχεις, Revelation 2:25; Revelation 3:11; τό ὄνομα μου, Revelation 2:13; one's authority, τήν κεφαλήν, i. e. ἐκεῖνον ὅς ἐστιν κεφαλή, Christ, Colossians 2:19; τήν παράδοσιν, Mark 7:3f, 8; τάς παραδόσεις, 2 Thessalonians 2:15; τήν διδαχήν, Revelation 2:14f; also with a genitive of the thing, of blessings in which different individuals are participants: τῆς ὁμολογίας, Hebrews 4:14; τῆς ἐλπίδος, Hebrews 6:18 (others refer this example to 2 above) (cf. 2 Samuel 3:6).
c. to continue to hold, to retain: of death continuing to hold one, passive Acts 2:24; τάς ἁμαρτίας (opposed to ἀφίημι), to retain sins, i. e. not to remit, John 20:23; to hold in check, restrain: followed by ἵνα μή, Revelation 7:1; by τοῦ μή (Winers Grammar, 325 (305); Buttmann, § 140, 16 β.), Luke 24:16. On the construction of this verb with the genitive and accusative, cf. Matthiae, § 359f; Winers Grammar, § 30, 8 d.; Buttmann, 161 (140).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Samuel
3:6; 6:6
Esther
1; 1:1
Psalms
136:9; 137:9
Proverbs
16:32; 17:2
Matthew
9:25; 12:11; 14:3; 18:28; 21:46; 22:6; 26:4; 26:48; 26:50; 26:55; 26:57; 28:9
Mark
1:31; 3:21; 5:41; 6:17; 7:3; 7:8; 9:10; 9:27; 9:27; 12:12; 14:1; 14:44; 14:46; 14:49; 14:49; 14:51
Luke
8:54; 24:16
John
20:23
Acts
2:24; 3:11; 24:6; 27:13
Colossians
2:19
2 Thessalonians
2:15
Hebrews
4:14; 6:18
Revelation
2:1; 2:13; 2:14; 2:25; 3:11; 7:1; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2902 matches the Greek κρατέω (krateō),
which occurs 47 times in 46 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:25 -

After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:11 -

He replied to them, “Who among you, if he had a sheep that fell into a pit on the Sabbath, wouldn’t take hold of it and lift it out?

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 -

For Herod had arrested John, chained[fn] him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:28 -

“That servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii.[fn] He grabbed him, started choking him, and said, ‘Pay what you owe! ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:46 -

Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:6 -

“while the rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:4 -

and they conspired to arrest Jesus in a treacherous way and kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:48 -

His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:50 -

“Friend,” Jesus asked him, “why have you come? ”[fn]

Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:55 -

At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,[fn] to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:57 -

Those who had arrested Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had convened.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:9 -

Just then[fn] Jesus met them and said, “Greetings! ” They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:31 -

So he went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her,[fn] and she began to serve them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:21 -

When his family heard this, they set out to restrain him, because they said, “He’s out of his mind.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 5:41 -

Then he took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum”[fn] (which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, get up”).

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 -

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:3 -

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, keeping the tradition of the elders.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:4 -

When they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they have washed. And there are many other customs they have received and keep, like the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and dining couches.[fn])

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 7:8 -

“Abandoning the command of God, you hold on to human tradition.”[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:10 -

They kept this word to themselves, questioning what “rising from the dead” meant.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:27 -

But Jesus, taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:12 -

They were looking for a way to arrest him but feared the crowd because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:1 -

It was two days before the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a cunning way to arrest Jesus and kill him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:44 -

His betrayer had given them a signal. “The one I kiss,” he said, “he’s the one; arrest him and take him away under guard.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:46 -

They took hold of him and arrested him.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:49 -

“Every day I was among you, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:51 -

Now a certain young man, wearing nothing but a linen cloth, was following him. They caught hold of him,

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:54 -

So he[fn] took her by the hand and called out, “Child, get up! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:16 -

But they[fn] were prevented from recognizing him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:23 -

“If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:24 -

“God raised him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by death.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:11 -

While he[fn] was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astonished, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 -

“He even tried to desecrate the temple, and so we apprehended him.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:13 -

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 2:19 -

They don’t hold on to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows with growth from God.

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 2:15 -

So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by what we said or what we wrote.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 4:14 -

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens ​— ​Jesus the Son of God ​— ​let us hold fast to our confession.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 6:18 -

so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:1 -

“Write to the angel[fn] of the church in Ephesus: Thus says the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands:

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 -

“I know[fn] where you live ​— ​where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding on to my name and did not deny your faith in me,[fn] even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness who was put to death among you, where Satan lives.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:14 -

“But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block[fn] in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:15 -

“In the same way, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:25 -

Only hold on to what you have until I come.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:11 -

“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one takes your crown.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:1 -

After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, restraining the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 -

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan,[fn] and bound him for a thousand years.

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